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Moulton Stockyards

Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moulton, Alabama · Wed, Jul 23

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1987

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

385 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 384▲ 203 vs year ago 182 · +111.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 35▲ 25 vs year ago 6 · +416.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 56▲ 12 vs year ago 47 · +25.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.59/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −36.31 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.

Average price

$339.59

29 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.94

vs AL average

−0.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	344.47	1,903	23
Medium and Large 2	546	320.89	1,753	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

339.59

—

AL average16 barns · 622 hd

322.65

+16.94

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−0.59

This barn, trailing median31 sales

375.90

−36.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.76, low $297.50, median $375.90 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,877	198.23	3,720	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,559	166.00	2,588	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	161.14	1,881	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	143.95	1,405	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,763	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,175	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,640	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,925	2thin

Every lot

63 lots · USDA AMS · Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,090	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	355.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,042	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	376.04/cwt	372.00–377.00	2,204	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,328	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	388.62/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,216	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	390.11/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,467	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	339.28/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,293	32
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	364.90/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,416	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	364.94/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,536	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	429	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,682	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	346.70/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,512	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	337.30/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,619	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	345.61/cwt	345.00–346.00	1,676	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,680	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	337.30/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,794	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,975	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	559	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,895	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	317.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,788	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,055	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	520.47/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,395	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	469.36/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,281	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	449.85/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,494	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	405.07/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,499	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	409.84/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,693	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	369.25/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,765	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	358.53/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,739	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	339.87/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,767	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	341.67/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,948	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	328.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,996	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	318.48/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,102	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,858	202.03/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,754	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	194.42/cwt	193.00–196.00	3,684	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	143.95/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,405	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,539	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	163.54/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,923	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,368	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,631	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	164.33/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,596	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,504	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,762.50/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,763	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,175.00/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,512.50/head	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,513	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Wed Jul 23, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 384Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 35Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 56Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	550	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
5	350–400	376	380.00–400.00	390.11
4	400–450	421	360.00–375.00	364.94
23	450–500	485	345.00–346.00	345.61
3	500–550	532	335.00–340.00	337.30
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	663	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	385.00–395.00	388.62
2	350–400	388	360.00–370.00	364.90
6	400–450	436	345.00–350.00	346.70
3	450–500	480	335.00–340.00	337.30
2	500–550	513	325.00–330.00	327.54
4	550–600	563	315.00–320.00	317.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	429	392.00	392.00
12	550–600	559	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	381	335.00–342.00	339.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	450	405.00	405.00
6	500–550	520	402.00	402.00
5	550–600	586	372.00–377.00	376.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	575	350.00–360.00	355.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	603	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	510.00–530.00	520.47
3	300–350	332	440.00–465.00	449.85
1	350–400	355	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	413	405.00–420.00	409.84
8	450–500	478	365.00–375.00	369.25
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	570	340.00–345.00	341.67
3	600–650	608	325.00–330.00	328.33
2	650–700	660	317.00–320.00	318.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	460.00–480.00	469.36
2	350–400	370	400.00–410.00	405.07
4	450–500	485	352.00–362.00	358.53
3	500–550	520	335.00–345.00	339.87
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	200.00–205.00	202.03
2	—	1,895	193.00–196.00	194.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,385	171.00	171.00
6	—	1,176	160.00–168.00	163.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	142.00–148.00	143.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,470	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,580	163.00–166.00	164.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,150.00	4,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.